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During the weekend I was a trainer on an Intercultural Learning Seminar in Nürnberg. 10 AIESECers took part who all want to go on an international internship. The delegates were talking a lot about cultures, culture shock, their expectations towards their internship and what not.

But also for me as a trainer it was a great opportunity to think about the internship and my stay in Africa… What might come up and how can I maybe deal with it… Those of you who know Hofstede´s culture dimensions and who know me might already have guessed: My low score in “power distance” and high score in “Individualism” will make my stay in Kenya especially interesting 😉

To the 10 lovely delegates of the weekend: Keep me and each other up to date where you go and what you experience there!

I have now booked a flight for the 8th of July from Frankfurt via Kairo to Nairobi. As I will start working on the 21st of July I have around 10 days for travelling before I start my internship in Nairobi… Great 🙂

Should I go to the indian ocean and relax on the seaside or start right away with a hiking trip to the mountains? To understand my severe problems you could have a look at this pic or this 🙂

Reading the webpage of the Auswärtiges Amt helped me for the first steps… The I went to see the Gesundheitsamt: Vaccinations again typhus, measles mumps & rubella, Hepatitis A & B, rabies (Tollwut), yellow feber, meningitis and finally the Malaria medication.

About this blog

Since 2008 I have lived in Nairobi and Kampala. I started as a volunteer in Community Based Youth Organizations and ended with an exciting year in Kampala as the President of AIESEC in Uganda.

My AIESEC engagement has taken my through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana and Togo.
This blog is about an energetic girl, life in East Africa and AIESEC, the international plattform for youth leadership!